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2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Jennifer Van Donk; Justin Lekos; Sarah Baker; Kevin Yamauchi; Adam Paicely; Brian P. Self; A. Matthew Robinson

students are encouraged to consider these specific course learning outcomes:1. Apply a formal engineering design process to solve an open-ended, externally supplied engineering design problem.2. Work effectively on an engineering team.3. Formally define an engineering problem and generate an engineering specification document.4. Apply creative techniques to generate conceptual design solutions.5. Apply structured decision schemes to select appropriate engineering concepts in a team environment.6. Evaluate potential design solutions through the use of engineering and physical science analysis techniques and tools.7. Construct and test prototype designs.8. Develop and implement a design verification plan and report.9. Communicate and

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali M. Al-Bahi, King Abdulaziz University; Reda M Abdulaal P.E., King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Engineering, Industrial Engineering Department; Abdelfattah Y. Soliman, King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Engineering; Faisal I. Iskanderani, King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Engineering

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Design in Engineering Education

actually the acting director of the College Academic Accreditation Unit. Dr. Al-Bahi is a Registered Professional Engineer in Egypt and senior member of AIAA.Reda M.S. Abdul Aal, King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Engineering, Industrial Engineering Department Dr. Reda M.S. Abdul Aal received his Ph.D. from the School of Industrial Technology, Bradford Uni- versity, (1986) England. Actually, he is a Professor of Operations Research and System Analysis and Design in the Industrial Engineering Department of King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia and the vice-director of the college Academic Accreditation Unit. He participated in constructing and imple- menting the Strategic Plans for several public and private

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Victor Mejia, California State University, Los Angeles; Jessica Alvarenga, California State University, Los Angeles; Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles; Israel Hernandez, California State University, Los Angeles; Eun-Young Kang; Phanit Pollavith; Adriana Trejo, Roosevelt High School; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Electrical Engineering graduate student. This paper focuses on the research ofthese three fellows and how it was infused into Algebra II and Pre-Calculus curriculum throughhands on activities and demonstrations. In addition to providing in-class hands-on activities, fellows along with their partnerteachers are required to write and publish four lesson plans, conforming to theTeachEngineering.org guidelines.5 Care is taken when writing lesson plans to include sufficientinformation for teachers including connections to engineering/science, background informationfor teachers about both the subject matter and the engineering/science research-related concepts

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Public Policy in Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria Dawn Blevins, University of Utah

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Engineering and Public Policy

satisfied and all safety and efficiency standards are met. Additionally,the Environmental Policy Act 1 (NEPA), requires governmental agencies to perform apublic scoping process that includes making plans available for public review, sponsoringdedicated time for public comment, and holding at least one public meeting. As such,engineering professionals who work for both government agencies and private firms areresponsible for facilitating and participating in public meetings at some point during theircareer. To prepare for this eventuality, civil engineers must be able to facilitate effective,productive public meetings. The research and curriculum development presented in thispaper is a first step to preparing new engineers for this important task

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph F. Kmec, Purdue University; Bryan J. Hubbard, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Martin A Lopez De Bertodano, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Revis, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

at Purdue University where he teaches courses in plan reading, estimating, and industrial construction. Bryan’s research interests include construction safety, industrial and nuclear construction, and workforce training. He has received numerous research grants from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to further research in the area of construction safety and also from the Department of Labor to promote construction worker safety training. Prior to working in BCM, Bryan worked at Purdue in the Civil Engineering Department and the Construction Engineering and Management Program teaching and working with industry. Prior to coming to Purdue, Bryan worked as an engineer in industry, with

Conference Session

Computer Science and Information Technology in K-12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tony Docal, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-2082: ENGAGING K-12 TEACHERS IN TECHNOLOGY TOOLSTO SUPPORT ELECTRONIC AND MOBILE LEARNING THROUGH ANONLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSEMeltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Meltem Alemdar is a Research Scientist in the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Alemdar has experience evaluat- ing programs that fall under the umbrella of educational evaluation, including K-12 educational curricula, after-school programs, and comprehensive school reform initiatives. Across these evaluations, she has used a variety of evaluation methods, ranging from multi-level evaluation plans designed to assess pro- gram impact to

Conference Session

Assessment Instruments

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Gerlick, Pittsburg State University; Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Michael S. Trevisan, Washington State University; Shane A. Brown, Washington State University

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Educational Research and Methods

one-pointvariation. Exact agreement ranged from a high of 60% to a low of 20%. Overall, the resultsindicated sufficient agreement for use with formative assessment (for enhancing teaching andlearning). For summative use, five of the assessments should prove adequate in documentingstudent growth, including the Team Contract, Team Member Citizenship, Growth Planning,Growth Progress, and Professional Development assessments. The remaining two, TeamProcesses and Growth Achieved, may need to be revised to improve agreement. Suggestions forimprovement include revisions to rubric descriptors for each level of performance, improvedFrame-of-Reference rater training to decrease rater errors and increase accuracy, and, lastly,incorporation of Behavior

Conference Session

Capstone Projects and Experiential Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chad M. Laux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Abram Walton, Ph.D., Purdue University; Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kimberly Marie Deranek, Nova Southeastern University; Darrel L. Sandall, Purdue University; Rick L. Homkes, Purdue University; Sarah E. Leach, Purdue University, Statewide Technology

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-1078: GATEWAY EXPERIENCES TO ENGINEERING TECH-NOLOGY: DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTRODUCTORY COURSEChad M Laux, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Chad Laux is an Assistant Professor in the Industrial Technology Department at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. He teaches courses in Lean manufacturing, and Six Sigma quality, Production planning among others. His research interests include quality management, Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and agriculture biotechnology systems. He is a Six Sigma BlackBelt from General Electric Co, Caterpillar Inc, and the American Society for Quality. He is also a Certified Senior Technology Manager from the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering

Conference Session

A Global Engineer: International and Domestic Engineer

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Hundley, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Lynn G. Brown, The Boeing Company; Alan Jacobs, Quanser; Patricia Fox, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering; Daniel R. Sayre, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; Hans J. Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education

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International

AC 2011-205: ATTRIBUTES OF A GLOBAL ENGINEERStephen Hundley, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Stephen P. Hundley is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Undergraduate Programs and Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).Ms. Lynn G. Brown, The Boeing Company Lynn Brown is the Boeing Corporate Program Manager for University Relations International for Strate- gic Workforce Planning and the Co-chair for the ASEE CMC Special Interest Group for International Engineering Education. Lynn was named as Boeing’s University Relations Program Manager in 2004 expanding her

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James J. Sluss Jr., University of Oklahoma; Chad Eric Davis, University of Oklahoma; Mark B. Yeary, University of Oklahoma

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Electrical and Computer

, autonomous robots that require less mentor support than the FRC robots. At thetime of the latest published Botball statistics in 2008, “approximately 93,653 individualsincluding 40,280 students have been impacted by the Botball Program.” 7 The success ofBotball and FIRST is strong evidence that today’s students are interested in advancedengineering technologies, innovative demonstrations, and hands-on activities.Researching the source of motivation for students to choose engineering was anotherfactor contributing to the corrective action plan. The Center for the Advancement ofEngineering Education (CAEE) has published a wealth of information on this subject. Amotivator referred to as “intrinsic behavioral” was the largest contributor in the

Conference Session

Novel Entrepreneurship Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James V. Green, University of Maryland, College Park

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

; the strategies that firms use to benefit from innovation; and the process of formulating strategy.  “ENES 464, International Entrepreneurship & Innovation”: The course focuses on the need for every entrepreneur and innovator to understand the global market in today’s hypercompetitive world, and to appreciate how to compete effectively in domestic markets by managing international competitors, suppliers, and influencers. Students develop skills to identify and manage opportunities on a global basis.  “ENES 460, Fundamentals of Technology Start-Up Ventures”: With a focus on business plan development, students learn how to assess the feasibility of a startup venture, as well as how to apply

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Descriptions of Curricular and Model Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-587: CREATING LINKAGES BETWEEN UNIVERSITY AND TECH-NOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAMSJohn Marshall, University of Southern Maine John Marshall received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and is the Departmental Internship Co- ordinator at the University of Southern Maine. His areas of specialization include Power and Energy Processing, Applied Process Control Engineering, Automation, Fluid Power, and Facility Planning. Page 22.396.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Creating Linkages Between University and Technology Education

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2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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configurations ranging from acourse in which the primary instructor receives help from a supporting instructor in the form ofoccasional lectures to a course in which two instructors equally share in all course planning,lecturing, monitoring of activities, and grading tasks. As will be recounted in the followingparagraphs, this second configuration was adopted for AE 421.Eight years ago, the AE faculty responsible for teaching AE 421 approached the campus'HU/COM instructors and asked for help in addressing students' weaknesses in communication.Specifically, although they were seniors poised to graduate and enter industry, students needed torefine their skills in writing technical documents such as test plans and test reports and in givingformal

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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MaryPat Beaufait; Duyun Chen, University of Pennsylvania; Carl B Dietrich P.E., Virginia Tech; Cecile Dietrich; Garrett Michael Vanhoy, University of Arizona

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Electrical and Computer

in aninternational technical conference and the introduction to professional networking in thetechnical specialty that this experience provided. Other collaborative efforts with Carl andgraduate researchers that are expected to lead additional conference papers and possiblepublications, and impact of the experience on the undergraduate students‘ current education andcareer plans are also described.Background information on Cognitive Radio, undergraduate research programs, and theparticular program of interest are provided in the next section. Section 3 describes themethodology used in this paper. Section 4 includes observations and descriptions of the studentparticipants‘ experiences before, during, and since completion of the program, and

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven L. Shumway, Brigham Young University; SClaudina Vargas, Complex Systems Optimization Lab; Geoff Wright, Brigham Young University; Ron Terry, Brigham Young University

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International

), they discoveredthat more specific objectives should have been identified during the initial planning. Theuniversity students had to use their best judgment to identify specific learning objectives butwithout knowing the Dominican students and their prior educational experiences and levels ofunderstanding many of the objectives had to be modified during the actual teaching process.Another challenge was translation of materials. Five of the university students had significantexperience speaking Spanish (three of the students had limited Spanish speaking abilities). Eventhough fluent in speaking Spanish, translating the lessons, especially technical terms, proved tobe difficult for the university students. To avoid potential confusion, the

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christianna Irene White, Iowa State University, Institute for Transportation; David J. White, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

focused on graduate engineeringcommunication development, which is the focus of this paper. A program was developed andpiloted for civil engineering graduate students that will be of particular interest to faculty andgraduate students. Faculty will benefit from models for improving the organization of thesiswriting and teaching technical writing skills. Graduate students will be better equipped in termsof practical or professional skills that, in turn, will make them valued employees from day one.This paper presents the details of the program, preliminary assessments, suggestions for futureresearch, and plans for future development.IntroductionThis paper describes a pilot program that promotes excellent communication skills for civilengineering

Conference Session

Assessment Instruments

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Syed Helmi Syed Hassan, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Khairiyah Mohd-Yusof, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Mohd Salleh Abu, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Shahrin Mohammad, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

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Educational Research and Methods

analysis.Shahrin Mohammad, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Shahrin bin Mohammad is a Professor in Civil Engineering and currently the Dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) with more than 26 years of experience in teaching, supervising and research. He has been the IT Manager, Head of Dept, Deputy Dean at the faculty and Di- rector of Academic Quality, UTM. He has been deeply involved in planning and managing academic pro- grammes and has conducted more than 65 lectures/workshops related to outcome based education (OBE) and Quality Assurance. He has also been one of the referred person on OBE, ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System, Engineering Accreditation and on Academic Quality

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum In Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmine C. Balascio, University of Delaware

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Engineering Technology

for formativeassessment and regular systematic feedback to the students for continuing improvements to theirePortfolios throughout the students’ academic careers. Evaluation rubrics are used to determineacceptability of the submitted ePortfolios and to help pinpoint components that require revisionand resubmission. Student ePortfolios will be routinely evaluated as part of the department’scontinuous quality improvement plan for the ET program and as a direct measure of the TAC ofABET general criteria a through k outcomes for accreditation.IntroductionThe portfolio has long been recognized as an excellent method for direct assessment of programoutcomes 1,2. Apart from assessment, portfolios have additional benefits. Linda Suskie 3 (p 185)lists

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Colin J. Neill, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

)on learning has been designed. The subjects collaboratively solved an analysis and designproblem in a graduate engineering course. In previous experiments, we showed the benefits ofthe CCM in improving engineering team performance and investigated the mechanisms thatfacilitate this improvement.The CCM is a six-stage cognitive model that takes into consideration the cognitive and socialactivities that occur during collaborative problem solving by facilitating problem formulation,solution planning, and system design tasks during collaboration. While facilitating collaborationwithin teams has long been seen as advantageous, the CCM model prescribes tactics to employto ensure that collaboration is effective.In the first two experiments we showed

Conference Session

Expanding the Borders of Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Farris, Grand Valley State University; Paul Merritt Lane, Grand Valley State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

sightseeing.Upon returning the students will take up regular Co-op assignments to complete the requirements for the co-opcycle. The program has been approved by the university and the first offering is planned for May, 2011. Page 22.947.2Rational for the ProgramThe International Co-op program has been designed to address the issues that have prevented engineering studentsfrom participating in study abroad programs. These issues can be classified into three broad categories; theprerequisite driven engineering curriculum, the small size of the engineering school and the mandatory co-oprequirement. The prerequisite driven curriculum means that

Conference Session

Industrial Collaboration and Applications

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

new courses are provided below. We were able to add the new three courses withoutimpacting the overall degree plan. The current EET program has a shortage of courses in powerengineering; only one course (Power Systems) is currently offered. The EET program will stillbe structured as a 127 credit hour program with sixty-eight (68) credits of technical courses inElectrical Engineering Technology. This is in line with ABET requirements6. Electrical Machinery Power Distribution Electrical Machinery Power Transmission Power Systems

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Educating Students for Professional Success

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ajit D. Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; James G. Ryan, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering

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Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators, Student

in Nanoengineering degree program’s objective is toproduce graduates who are technically prepared and proficient with the principles and practicesof engineering at the nanoscale to harness the unique and enabling aspects of nanoengineeredmaterials, structures and their characteristics in engineering applications enabling them todirectly enter industrial, government and private enterprises in the areas of nanoengineeringdesign, research and development, manufacturing, or commercialization. This program willdirectly foster, through its formal research, education and internship programs, the kind ofcollaborative relationships emphasized in both institutions’ strategic plans, across disciplines andwith other institutions. The proposed

Conference Session

IE Technical Session II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jo Min, Iowa State University; Wenbo Shi, Iowa State University

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Industrial Engineering

Global Supply Chain Project Abstract In this paper, we describe a learning improvement initiative centered on a productionsystems course project. This initiative addresses strategic production planning of ahypothetical global supply chain with contemporary environmental and energy consequences.The quantitative problems of this project are to be formulated and solved by student teamswhere each team member assumes a unique position of responsibility. They are: domestic andoff-shore plant managers, a logistic manager, and an environment and energy manager. Givenspecific responsibilities for each managerial position, in solving a series of quantitativeproblems where the leadership of each project team

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maher E. Rizkalla, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis, Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute; Mangilal Agarwal, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis ; Sudhir Shrestha, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Kody Varahramyan, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

students are introduced early in thecareer to plan for a coherent nanotechnology program. The paper summarizes briefly the newnanotechnology program and the initial outcomes. Page 22.925.2*This program is partially funded by NSF NUE program grant number NSF1042110. 2. Nanotechnology TrackIUPUI started a new B.S. program that will establish a new, dynamic academic and research-based nanotechnology track in engineering. The Integrating Nanotechnology in EngineeringCurriculum program (the IUPUI “INEC”) defined by this new nanotechnology track is integratedinto the established degrees of the Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering(ECE

Conference Session

Innovative Adult and Technology Enhanced Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati

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Continuing Professional Development

Education Opportunities 2. Students participate in 5 terms of cooperative education, as compared to 6 for traditional students. ACCEND students thus have one additional term of coursework. 3. ACCEND students take a course through distance learning while on cooperative work assignmentsThe ACCEND programs are a significant factor in the College’s efforts to meet the goals of theUniversity’s Academic Master Plan. In particular, these programs encourage academicexcellence, create additional academic opportunity for students, and provide a mechanism toincrease enrollment, particularly enrollment of domestic students in graduate programs.With the encouragement of the College’s Industrial Advisory Board and building on the successof combined

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John C. Bedward, North Carolina State University; Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Lauren Madden, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

developfull notebook entries gave them an opportunity to discuss and share decisions on what corecontent provides the best opportunities for students to experience, thematically, larger conceptualideas that span multiple grades. Teachers held onto their entries and used it as the basis for theirfuture planning sessions. In the following example the teacher describes a student scenario usingtheir notebook to record their observations (Figure 4).Figure 4: Teacher notebook entry and explanation on sound Sometimes children may be at stations…with their notebook…and actually record what they did at each center. On this one you have a tuning fork showing that the sound came from the table …[in another case] they [student] hit the drum

Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tom A. Eppes, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Frederick Sweitzer, University of Hartford

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

engaged in a pluralistic,complex world, we have undertaken a project to develop and assess core liberal educationoutcomes. This paper describes the planning and actions thus far to meet these new requirementsat the university and specifically in our engineering programs. We have begun to expandoutcome assessment to include five “intellectual and practical skills,” specifically, critical andcreative thinking, inquiry/analysis, problem-solving, and information literacy. VALUE rubricsare being used as part of the process to ascertain where the best opportunities are to measurestudent achievement within the engineering and technology programs. An assessment frameworkis presented and successful pilot results are discussed.The ChallengeOur regional

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wayne E. Whiteman, Georgia Institute of Technology; William J. Wepfer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey A. Donnell, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

Ph.D. students tocomplete a Teaching Practicum course during their doctoral studies. Students work closely withfaculty mentors in teaching a course. While the focus of the class is on pedagogy, the goal is forstudents to find the experience useful regardless of whether they are going into academia,industry, a research laboratory, or other career pursuits. In addition to issues dealing withteaching engineering, sessions are organized for career planning, success in both academia andindustry, ethics, and basic counseling and mentoring skills. This paper is a study of theeffectiveness of the Teaching Practicum experience. Survey responses are analyzed from nearly100 Ph.D. alumni for the period from the summer of 1996 to the spring of 2009. The

Conference Session

Active and Project-Based Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Constans, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University

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Mechanical Engineering

: students felt very uncomfortable having to write evensimple programs without having had any prior programming experience. The author (with somemisgivings) plans to remove the MATLAB content from the course and have the students usemore familiar tools (e.g. Excel) for computation.Finally, students were asked about the homework assignments, which were largely identical tothe ones given to third-year students in the past. Fully 100% found the assignments challenging,but only 28.7% found them to be too challenging. As before, the students exhibited a markeddislike for the homework assignments that required MATLAB. Given that MATLAB is popularand much-loved tool of practicing engineers, these students will eventually become accustomedto it.As to the

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah M. Brown, National Society of Black Engineers; Lauren D. Thomas, Virginia Tech

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Minorities in Engineering

both the program model and the impact of the program. Data collected fromparticipants includes demographics data, efficacy and learning assessments, and evaluations ofthe programs‟ content. This data is collected through survey templates provided to local studentleaders, tabulated locally, and returned to the National leadership. Through the pilot studies thedata collection and research methods are verified for their effectiveness in this unique programmodel. This paper will present the program assessment for internal development as well asaddress research questions about engineering students involved in STEM mentoring activities.Finally we present recommendations for developing the program further and a plan for acomprehensive study of the